What is the Least Common Multiple of 41185 and 41204?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 41185 and 41204 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41185 and 41204, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41185,41204) = 1
LCM(41185,41204) = ( 41185 × 41204) / 1
LCM(41185,41204) = 1696986740 / 1
LCM(41185,41204) = 1696986740

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41185 and 41204 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41185 and 41204. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41185 and 41204.

Prime Factorization of 41185

Prime Factorization of 41204

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41185 and 41204.

LCM(41185,41204) = 5¹ × 8237¹ × 2² × 10301¹
LCM(41185,41204) = 1696986740